Counter-Strike is a series of multiplayer tactical first-person shooter video games in which teams of terrorists battle to perpetrate an act of terror while counter-terrorists try to prevent it . Two opposing teams—the Terrorists and the Counter Terrorists—compete in game modes to complete objectives,...
Counter-Strike is a series of multiplayer tactical first-person shooter video games in which teams of terrorists battle to perpetrate an act of terror while counter-terrorists try to prevent it . Two opposing teams—the Terrorists and the Counter Terrorists—compete in game modes to complete objectives, such as securing a location to plant or defuse a bomb and rescuing or guarding hostages. Uncooperative actions, such as killing teammates, results in a penalty. Originally a modification for Half-Life, the rights to Counter-Strike, as well as the developers working on it, were acquired by Valve in 2000. The game received a port to Xbox in 2003. It was also ported to OS X and Linux in the form of a beta in January 2013. Much like Counter-Strike: Source the game runs on the Source engine. It is available on Microsoft Windows, OSX, and Linux, as well as the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 consoles, and is backwards compatible on the Xbox One console. On March 22, 2023, Valve announced Counter-Strike 2, which utilizes the Source 2 game engine. A selection of single-player missions, mini-games, and seasonal events were added to prolong the game's interest with players. Counter-Strike Online is a free-to-play spin-off available in much of eastern Asia. It uses a micropayment model that is managed by a custom version of the Steam back-end. On October 30, 2019, Counter-Strike Nexon: Zombies was renamed to Counter-Strike Nexon: Studio. Counter-Strike has over 20 years of competitive play beginning with the original Counter-Strike. Since 2013, Valve have sponsored Counter-Strike: Global Offensive Major Championships with large prize pools and have become the most prestigious tournaments in CS:GO. Counter-Strike is considered one of the most influential first person shooters in history.